Chapter 27: She won’t get away with this.
Olivia approached Ivy’s cabin, her lips twisted in a malicious smirk. She wouldn’t miss this opportunity to strike at Bella. With determination in her strides, she stormed toward Ivy’s cabin, her eyes flashing with a chilling certainty.
"Miss Hill, I have something to tell you," Olivia said with urgency.
Ivy’s face, already etched with frustration, contorted further at the sight of Olivia. "Don’t even start," she barked. "You’re a waste of space. I don’t need you anymore. Just get out."
Olivia, unfazed, adopted a practiced mask of apology. "I know I’ve messed up," she said apologetically, "but please, Miss Hill, you have to hear me out. It’s important. This time, you won’t be disappointed."
Her confidence compelled Ivy to reconsider. A flicker of suspicion crossed Ivy’s face. Still, curiosity battled with annoyance. "Fine," she finally conceded. "Speak quickly."
"Bella left all of a sudden," Olivia dropped the bomb, savoring the impact in Ivy’s widening eyes replied.
Ivy’s temper flared instantly. "Left? What do you mean left? She was absent all morning!" The cabin seemed to shrink under the force of her fury. "How could she leave so early?"
Ivy fumed. This level of negligence and disregard for protocol was unacceptable. She wouldn’t let this slide without consequences.
"That woman thinks she can come and go as she pleases!" Ivy muttered. "She won’t get away with this."
Satisfaction gleamed in Olivia’s eyes. She had successfully planted the seed of trouble, eager to see it grow into a full-blown storm for Bella.
"She looked truly disturbed while talking on the phone," Olivia emphasized, "I heard her promising to go somewhere and then rushing off in a flurry."
Ivy, perched behind the desk, absorbed the information with narrowed eyes. The worry lines etching her brow deepened.